TY - BOOK AU - Lavis,David A. TI - Equilibrium statistical mechanics of lattice models T2 - Theoretical and mathematical physics SN - 9789401794299 U1 - 530.13 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York : PB - Springer, KW - Phase transformations (Statistical physics) KW - Phase rule and equilibrium. KW - Lattice theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Thermodynamics, 2. Statistical mechanics ; 3. A survey of models ; 4. Phase transitions and scaling theory -- 5. Phenomenological theory and Landau expansions ; 6. Mean-field theory ; 7. Cluster variation methods -- 8. Algebraic methods ; 9. Transformation methods ; 10. Edge-decorated Ising models ; 11. Transfer matrices : incipient phase transitions ; 12. Transfer matrices : exactly solved models ; 13. Dimer models -- 14. Series expansions ; 15. Real-space renormalization group theory -- 16. Graphs and latices ; 17. Algebra ; 18. Analysis N2 - Most interesting and difficult problems in equilibrium statistical mechanics concern models which exhibit phase transitions. For graduate students and more experienced researchers this book provides an invaluable reference source of approximate and exact solutions for a comprehensive range of such models ER -